Sword of Destiny

Sword of Destiny

Cover of the UK edition of Sword of Destiny
Author	Andrzej Sapkowski
Original title	Miecz przeznaczenia
Translator	David French
Country	Poland
Language	Polish
Series	The Witcher
Genre	Fantasy
Published	1992 (superNOWA) (Polish) 2015 (Gollancz)
Media type	Paperback
Pages	384
ISBN	978-1-4732-1153-7
Preceded by	The Last Wish
Followed by	Blood of Elves

Sword of Destiny (Polish original title: Miecz przeznaczenia), is the second of the two collections of short stories (the other being The Last Wish), both preceding the main Witcher Saga. The stories were written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski. The first Polish edition was published in 1992.^[1] The English edition was published by Gollancz on 21 May, 2015.^[2]

Plot summary

The anthology is composed of several stories, loosely linked in a chronological order.

• The Bounds of Reason (Granica możliwości)
• A Shard of Ice (Okruch lodu)
• Eternal Flame (Wieczny ogień)
• A Little Sacrifice (Trochę poświęcenia)
• The Sword of Destiny (Miecz przeznaczenia)
• Something More (Coś więcej)

The short stories in this collection take place before the events of the novels and introduce characters that become major players in the novels. The titular story, The Sword of Destiny, is the first to introduce the character of Ciri. The following story, Something More, which also features Ciri, is a direct prequel to the Witcher Saga, describing events that take place shortly before those in the Saga (such as the fall of the Kingdom of Cintra).

Translations

The book has been translated into Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Russian, Swedish, Finnish, Estonian, Lithuanian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Serbian, Bulgarian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and French. The English translation was released by Gollancz on May 21, 2015 (translated by David French).^[3]

Audio versions

In 2011, after huge success of audio play based on Sapkowski’s Narrenturm, Fonopolis and audioteka.pl released audio plays based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny. Sword of Destiny, lasting about 15 hours, was voiced by 49 actors, including Krzysztof Banaszyk as Geralt, Anna Dereszowska as Yennefer, Sławimir Pacek as Dandelion, Joanna Pach as Ciri, Wiktor Zborowski as Istredd and Krzysztof Gosztyła as narrator.

Full cast of audio play:

• Krzysztof Banaszyk – Geralt of Rivia
• Anna Dereszowska – Yennefer of Vengerberg
• Sławomir Pacek – Dandelion
• Joanna Pach – Cirilla Fiona Elen Riannon
• Krzysztof Gosztyła – Narrator
• Adam Bauman – Eyck of Denesle
• Mariusz Bonaszewski –
  • Freixenet,
  • Ivo Mirce
• Jacek Braciak –
  • Dainty Biberveldt,
  • Tellico Lunngrevink Letorte
• Wiktoria Gorodeckaja – Eithne
• Kazimierz Kaczor – Herbolth
• Mikołaj Klimek – Pryszczaty
• Julia Kołakowska – Essi Daven
• Jacek Lenartowicz – Levecque
• Tomasz Marzecki –
  • Borch Three Jackdaws,
  • Villentretenmerth
• Maria Pakulnis – Calanthe of Cintra
• Włodzimierz Press – Gyllenstiern
• Maciej Rayzacher – Mousesack
• Paweł Szczesny –
  • Yarpen Zigrin,
  • Thug from Aed Gynvael
• Marcin Troński –
  • Vimme Vivaldi,
  • Yurga,
  • Przegrzybek
• Krzysztof Wakuliński – Master Dorregaray
• Mirosław Wieprzewski – Chapelle
• Wiktor Zborowski – Istredd
• Barbara Zielińska – Złotolitka
• Izabella Bukowska
• Robert Czebotar
• Ewa Domańska
• Marek Frąckowiak
• Sławomir Holland
• Ryszard Jabłoński
• Beata Jankowska
• Artur Janusiak
• Agnieszka Judycka
• Robert Koszucki
• Jacek Król
• Jan Kulczycki
• Angelika Kurowska
• Grzegorz Kwiecień
• Dorota Landowska
• Wojciech Machnicki
• Wojciech Paszkowski
• Michał Podsiadło
• Jacek Różański
• Michał Sitarski
• Jerzy Słonka
• Krzysztof Szczerbiński
• Anna Szymańczyk
• Janusz Wituch
• Kazimierz Wysota
• Maciej Gudowski – Lector

References

1. "SuperNOWA - Andrzej Sapkowski".
2. "Gollancz Acquire Three More Witcher Novels". Retrieved May 16, 2015.
3. "Andrzej Sapkowski - Sword of Destiny - Orion Publishing Group". Gollancz. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

External links

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